Human - Wildlife Interaction: Wildlife Crop Raiding Conflict in Ethiopia

Conservation of wildlife requires an integrated effort from both conservation stewards and support from local communities. In Ethiopia Crop raiding is an increasing problem for communities living along with wildlife such as protected areas, sanctuaries and forest areas. The increases losses of crop by wildlife cause loss of support for conservation by local communities and harm both wildlife and communities. Crop loss due to wildlife suffers farmers as they fail to support their families. Although local formers uses variety of mitigating methods to reduce crop loss caused by wildlife for years they remain less effective to reduce damage incurred by these wild animals. The objective of this work is through undertaking a systematic review on extent of crop raiding conflicts in Ethiopia, traditional methods used to mitigate/ prevent crop damage by wildlife by local communities and the extent of crop loss and its negative impact both on wildlifes and local communities to bring the information into one understanding. This information is important to farmers of rural communities and governmental agencies to implement conservation measures of wildlife animals and improving the livelihoods of rural communities lives along side with wild animals.